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Thomas Rotch Letters Concerning Relations with American Indians

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[page 1]
[corresponds to page one of letter from Thomas Rotch to his parents, October 27, 1812]
Kendal Stark Co Ohio
10th mo 27th 1812
Dear Parents
There has been such a sameness in this
part of the state that I have hardly had anything to
urge the necessity of keeping you steadily informed of our
situation untill from a letter writen at Norwich by
A Sherman dated the 28th of last mo. saying that many
reports were in circulation representing this state as
in a very suffering condition (I suppose he ment from
the Indians. this he so fully contradicted as to allay
the fears of our fnds at Hartford) It has been assertain
=ed by the many parties of rangers and especially by a
detachment of 150 men from General Harrisons Army
that there are no Indians to be found this side of the
River Resin where they found a party that they sur
=prised and drove off. General Bells Army are yet
in the neighbourhood of Mansfield delaying for the
arrival of an Army of two thousand Men One hundred
and sixty Waggons with Sixty pieces of Artilery com=
=manded by General Wadsworth of Connecticut. They move
about to encamp at a place 9 miles from Canton where
previous notice had been sent several days before that
preparation might be made by the Innkeeper for the
Officers at the time of their reaching this place an express
came into the Army and [carrot mark] so [above carrot mark] supposed, in consequence of which

[page 1]
[corresponds to page one of letter from Thomas Rotch to his parents, October 27, 1812]
Kendal Stark Co Ohio
10th mo 27th 1812
Dear Parents
There has been such a sameness in this
part of the state that I have hardly had anything to
urge the necessity of keeping you steadily informed of our
situation untill from a letter writen at Norwich by
A Sherman dated the 28th of last mo. saying that many
reports were in circulation representing this state as
in a very suffering condition (I suppose he ment from
the Indians. this he so fully contradicted as to allay
the fears of our fnds at Hartford) It has been assertain
=ed by the many parties of rangers and especially by a
detachment of 150 men from General Harrisons Army
that there are no Indians to be found this side of the
River Resin where they found a party that they sur
=prised and drove off. General Bells Army are yet
in the neighbourhood of Mansfield delaying for the
arrival of an Army of two thousand Men One hundred
and sixty Waggons with Sixty pieces of Artilery com=
=manded by General Wadsworth of Connecticut. They move
about to encamp at a place 9 miles from Canton where
previous notice had been sent several days before that
preparation might be made by the Innkeeper for the
Officers at the time of their reaching this place an express
came into the Army and [carrot mark] so [above carrot mark] supposed, in consequence of which